Job Title: PROGRAM OFFICER
Job Description
Chemonics International, a Washington DC based consulting firm, seeks a qualified candidate to fill the position of Program Officer (9months contract) for the Monitoring and Evaluation Agent for Civil Society Fund (CSF MEA) project. The purpose of the CSF is to bring together multiple donor funds and disperse grants to Civil Society that are aligned with national plans and decision taking processes and enable an effective, scaled up, and comprehensive response to HIV/AIDS. The Uganda CSF-MEA project is responsible for developing and strengthening CSF M&E system in line with national strategies, and strengthening the capacity of CSF sub-grantees to undertake monitoring and evaluation. The project works under the oversight of the CSF Steering Committee and in close collaboration with Uganda AIDS Commission (UAC), Financial Management Agent (FMA), Technical Management Agent (TMA), and other key stakeholders.
This position is based in Kampala, Uganda and requires relevant work experience
and appropriate educational background, as outlined
Position Description and Required Competencies:
This is a professional position. The Program Officer is responsible for provision of support to program activities. He/She assists the program team in carrying out the day-today program activities. The Program Officer reports to the Senior Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist.
Required Experience and Academic Qualifications:
• The proposed candidate must have:-
• A relevant Bachelor’s Degree with at least 3 years of professional experience in HIV/AIDS service provision or health related fields.
• Excellent computer skills including excellent knowledge and experience in MS office applications and other data processing and graphical presentation software.
• Ability to independently plan and execute complex tasks while addressing daily management details and remaining organized and focused on long term deadlines and strategy highly desirable.
• Good writing skills
• Team players who work well under deadlines and pressure.
• Excellent inter-personal communication skills and excellent organization skills.
• USAID project work experience is preferred.
Responsibilities/Duties:
1. Participate in M&E support supervision and data quality assessments of CSF funded Civil Society Organizations (CSOs)
2. Mentor and coach CSOs in data collection, analysis and reporting
3. Participate in data analysis of the CSOs information collected in the CSF database.
4. Participate in compiling CSO quarterly and annual service statistics
5. Provide technical support to CSOs in response to data entry queries
6. Participate in cleaning of data before and after it is entered into the CSF databases
7. Help in updating the CSO contact database/lists
8. Help in maintaining a good filing system for CSF funded CSO’s documents such as reports and other contractual documents
9. Provide assistance in organizing workshops, field activities and in preparing relevant resource materials
10. Participate in reviewing CSO reports and providing appropriate feedback to the CSOs
11. Assumes any other duties as assigned by the supervisor
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their electronic application in MS Word or pdf file with a CV, 3 references and a brief cover letter explaining why they are suitable for the position to: csfmearecruit@csf.or.ug. Hard copies should be delivered to Civil Society Fund Monitoring and Evaluation offices on Plot 8A John Babiha Road, Kololo P.O. Box 22684, Kampala. Only short-listed candidates will be contacted for an interview and the deadline for submitting applications is Friday March 9th, 2012 at 1:00pm. Please note that receipt of application does not guarantee any position with the Monitoring and Evaluation Agent for Civil Society Fund (CSF MEA)
Job Description
Chemonics International, a Washington DC based consulting firm, seeks a qualified candidate to fill the position of Program Officer (9months contract) for the Monitoring and Evaluation Agent for Civil Society Fund (CSF MEA) project. The purpose of the CSF is to bring together multiple donor funds and disperse grants to Civil Society that are aligned with national plans and decision taking processes and enable an effective, scaled up, and comprehensive response to HIV/AIDS. The Uganda CSF-MEA project is responsible for developing and strengthening CSF M&E system in line with national strategies, and strengthening the capacity of CSF sub-grantees to undertake monitoring and evaluation. The project works under the oversight of the CSF Steering Committee and in close collaboration with Uganda AIDS Commission (UAC), Financial Management Agent (FMA), Technical Management Agent (TMA), and other key stakeholders.
This position is based in Kampala, Uganda and requires relevant work experience
and appropriate educational background, as outlined
Position Description and Required Competencies:
This is a professional position. The Program Officer is responsible for provision of support to program activities. He/She assists the program team in carrying out the day-today program activities. The Program Officer reports to the Senior Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist.
Required Experience and Academic Qualifications:
• The proposed candidate must have:-
• A relevant Bachelor’s Degree with at least 3 years of professional experience in HIV/AIDS service provision or health related fields.
• Excellent computer skills including excellent knowledge and experience in MS office applications and other data processing and graphical presentation software.
• Ability to independently plan and execute complex tasks while addressing daily management details and remaining organized and focused on long term deadlines and strategy highly desirable.
• Good writing skills
• Team players who work well under deadlines and pressure.
• Excellent inter-personal communication skills and excellent organization skills.
• USAID project work experience is preferred.
Responsibilities/Duties:
1. Participate in M&E support supervision and data quality assessments of CSF funded Civil Society Organizations (CSOs)
2. Mentor and coach CSOs in data collection, analysis and reporting
3. Participate in data analysis of the CSOs information collected in the CSF database.
4. Participate in compiling CSO quarterly and annual service statistics
5. Provide technical support to CSOs in response to data entry queries
6. Participate in cleaning of data before and after it is entered into the CSF databases
7. Help in updating the CSO contact database/lists
8. Help in maintaining a good filing system for CSF funded CSO’s documents such as reports and other contractual documents
9. Provide assistance in organizing workshops, field activities and in preparing relevant resource materials
10. Participate in reviewing CSO reports and providing appropriate feedback to the CSOs
11. Assumes any other duties as assigned by the supervisor
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their electronic application in MS Word or pdf file with a CV, 3 references and a brief cover letter explaining why they are suitable for the position to: csfmearecruit@csf.or.ug. Hard copies should be delivered to Civil Society Fund Monitoring and Evaluation offices on Plot 8A John Babiha Road, Kololo P.O. Box 22684, Kampala. Only short-listed candidates will be contacted for an interview and the deadline for submitting applications is Friday March 9th, 2012 at 1:00pm. Please note that receipt of application does not guarantee any position with the Monitoring and Evaluation Agent for Civil Society Fund (CSF MEA)
